AFAIK there's no "competing" Peoples Front of Judea ^W ^W ^W ^W Pirate party. It's just important to maintain a "brand image". That, and I'm a pedant.
Vijay. On 17 March 2010 11:32, Alex Mace <a...@hollytree.co.uk> wrote: > Is this the Judean People's Front? > > Alex > > On 17 Mar 2010, at 11:18, vijay chopra wrote: > > Just a minor nitpick: > It's the Pirate Party UK, not the UK pirate party... > /me is a member. > </pedant> :p > > regards, > Vijay > > On 17 March 2010 00:37, Tim Dobson <li...@tdobson.net> wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> I've just found out that Andrew Robinson, leader of the UK Pirate Party[1] >> will be speaking in Manchester on Thursday evening. >> >> A graphic designer by trade and a musician in his spare time, Andrew heads >> up the UK Pirate party - a political party - registered with the electoral >> register with "Reform copyright and patent law" as one of it's core aims. >> >> He is going to be speaking at the launch event of Manchester Free Culture >> Society[2], a newly formed group to encourage discussion and debate about >> free culture and copyright with relation to creative works. >> >> ----- >> >> I'm told that the launch night will also feature: >> >> John Harris, Director of the ISEI (Institute for Science, Ethics and >> Innovation)[3] >> >> Creative Commons licenced band: I am Ten Ninja[4] >> >> A short film by Lawrence Lessig[5] >> >> Plus art, music, literature and software etc. >> >> ------ >> >> As I mentioned, the event is this Thursday evening, in the council >> chambers at at Manchester University Student Union. >> >> The event is due to start at 6.30pm and go on until about 8pm. >> >> How to Get to the SU (Manchester Academy!): >> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=m13+9PR >> >> http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/contact_location/steve_biko_building_academy >> >> ------ >> >> On a personal note, I'm not totally convinced that Mr Robinson has got it >> right, however I think that discussion and public debate about these issues >> is the only way of coming to a general consensus. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tim >> >> ------ >> >> Footnotes: >> [1] http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/party/about/ >> [2] http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=190893819841 >> [3] http://www.isei.manchester.ac.uk/about/welcome/ >> [4] http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Am-Ten-Ninja/114582563775 >> [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig >> >> ------ >> >> Facebook event: >> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=365903817097 >> >> >> >> - >> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, >> please visit >> http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. >> Unofficial list archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ >> > > >
